| Santiniketan Leather Goods | |
|---|---|
| Geographical indication | |
 Boxes made of goat leather | |
| Alternative names | শান্তিনিকেতনের চর্মজাত সামগ্রী |
| Type | Leather art |
| Area | Santiniketan and nearby cluster of villages |
| Country | India |
| Registered | July 2007 |
| Material | Leather |
Santiniketan Leather Goods are leather products made in Santiniketan and surrounding villages near Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The material used is vegetable tanned leather with art work done by touch dyeing.[1] Its artistic leather bags are popular in foreign markets and are exported to many countries including Japan and the U.S.[2] They are generally made of E. I. Leather (East India Leather) from sheepskin and goatskin.[1][3]
This product has been registered for protection under the List of Geographical indications of the Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) agreement. In July 2007, it was listed as "Santiniketan Leather Goods" under the GI Act 1999 of the Government of India with registration confirmed by the Controller General of Patents Designs and Trademarks under Class 18 Handicraft goods vide application number 509 for the dated 12 July 2007.[4]
- ^ a b Ghosh, R.D. "Diagnostic Study Report For Leather Goods Cluster, Santiniketan" (PDF). Government Of India:Small Industries Service Institute. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ Basu 1990, p. 28.
- ^ Virginia 1974, p. 187.
- ^ "Geographical Indications Journal 29" (PDF). Government of India. 14 February 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2016.